Cell
CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocyte
Kills antigen-bearing target cells.
Also called: CD8 T cell, CTL, cytotoxic T lymphocyte, CD8+ T cell
In short
- 1What it is: a cell in cells and organs.
- 2How it connects: acts on 10 and is affected by 12 concepts — mostly 3 cell, 3 molecule, 2 receptor.
- 3Where it sits: response, target on the 15-step immune chain.
What it does
Kills via perforin/granzyme B (MHC-I restricted; CAR-T bypasses this requirement).
Its connections at a glance
Each dot is a concept directly linked to CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocyte. Colours show the kind of concept.
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Graph ID C015 · concept status: established. Select any connection above to inspect evidence for that specific link.